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Burn the Playbook
Joe Pulizzi
Tilt Publishing
At a time when degrees are costly,
professional trajectories are no
longer linear and artificial
intelligence (AI) is reshaping
workplaces, entrepreneur
Joe Pulizzi presents an alternative
career path. Burn the Playbook
is a guide to breaking away from
traditional careers to pursue
independent ventures. It encourages emerging creators,
postgrads and those looking for a mid-career change
to turn their knowledge into a content-based business.
Pulizzi’s framework starts with identifying a unique
perspective, known as a Tilt, then developing trust with
an audience, crafting scalable products and ultimately
generating sustained revenue — and professional freedom.
The Right Hand:
Conversations with the
Chiefs of Staff to the
World’s Most Powerful People
Carbon Accounting for the
Sustainable Transition:
Accountability, Compliance
and Climate Change
Assunta Di Vaio and Tayyab Ali
Routledge
The clock is ticking to keep
the 1.5-degree climate goal alive.
Framed as a call to action for
organisations to accelerate their
efforts to reduce emissions,
Carbon Accounting for the
Sustainable Transition examines
critical gaps in sustainability accounting research, highlights
emerging decarbonisation practices and considers their
socio-economic and environmental impacts. It also brings
together current literature on how companies measure
and report their carbon emissions and explores how AI can
support ethical, transparent and effective reporting while
balancing profitability and environmental responsibility.
Can You Run the Economy?
Joe Mayes
Ebury Digital
Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks
Penguin
Chiefs of staff are the ultimate
insiders within political systems.
Leaders rely on their judgement,
discretion and skill to manage the
backroom operations of
government. The Right Hand shares
stories from an assortment
of professionals who have supported major global figures
and influenced historic events. Barbara Masekla shares
anecdotes of her time working with Nelson Mandela after his
release from prison, Jonathon Powell discusses decisions made
during his time with Tony Blair’s government, while Raj Nahna
describes his partnership with Jacinda Ardern. These accounts
reveal individuals who operated largely out of sight while
shaping significant political outcomes.
12 INTHEBLACK May 2026
In this interactive book, political
reporter Joe Mayes places readers
in the role of Chancellor of the
Exchequer, one of Britain’s most
influential positions, and asks them
to shape a national budget
by making a series of difficult
decisions. These relate to scenarios such as bolstering major
industries and negotiating with trade unions — all while
managing intense media scrutiny. Each choice affects
economic stability and political fortunes, showing how
overspending can trigger crisis or how excessive austerity
can diminish public support. The final outcome determines
whether the party is led to victory in the next general election.
